Chicago Charter Schools

A: The 12 people who say they are on a hunger strike, which began Aug. 17, are part of the Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School. Among the hunger strikers are members of the venerable Kenwood Oakwood Community Organization, or KOCO, including the group's education organizer, Jitu Brown.

Q: What do they want?

A: The protesters want Chicago Public Schools to keep Dyett High School at 555 E. 51st St. open. Citing years of poor performance and declining enrollment, CPS slated Dyett for a three-year phaseout process beginning in 2012. By the last school year only 13 seniors were...

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